‘Gambia – Victims, and Resisters of a Regime’
From 1994 -2017 President Yahya Jammeh ruled the Gambia, West Africa, as his own personal fiefdom, crushing dissent, and opposition, with brutality.
His personal hit squad and intelligence agency carried out tortures, and assassinations with impunity – journalists were gunned down and disappeared, ministers were jailed, students shot in cold blood, and even his own brother and sister were murdered on his orders.
With Jammeh’s 2016 election defeat, he went into exile after a standoff with regional forces, and the victims of his regime started to come forward.
So far, over 1000 victims and their families have registered with the Gambia Centre for Human Rights Violations to share their stories and help build international support to bring Jammeh to justice
This is a work in progress in collaboration with the GCHRV
See more from ‘Gambia – Victims and Resisters of a Regime’ by Jason Florio on his website floriophoto.com. Find out how you can be part of #Portraits4PositiveChange on our GoFundMe page.
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful 2019
Helen Jones-Florio & Jason Florio
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